Dilemma

I've finished my Mum's Christmas present (aside from blocking)and here is a sneaky peak. I thought I might run out of yarn and have to use another colour to finish it off, but I had a little left over to spare.

I have tidied up nicely - there is far less of a yarn explosion feel about the living room now, although there is still plenty of yarn debris around.

So my dilemma is was this: do I start my Dad's Christmas present or finish a WIP? I think we all know the answer to that.

Yarn explosion

The yarn in my house seems to be breeding. It no longer fits in the boxes and bags designated for it and has spread all over my living room. I'm trying to knit as fast as it breeds but I'm losing the fight.

I have started Rock Island for my mum's xmas present. It's going mostly smoothly.  The edging was surprisingly quick but then the first pattern row of the main shawl proved I can't count to 6 consistently. 

Having a new project means a new project bag.  I picked this one up in London when I saw the Lion King with my neice for her birthday.

McAfee killed my internet...

...but my dad fixed it :)

It seems McAfee can be a bit sensitive and on Saturday, after it updated, it came upon an infallible way of stopping me downloading any malicious software.  It stopped me getting online at all.  My dad spent many hours first figuring out the problem, then carefully removing McAfee so it didn't cause more damage and putting on AVG.  It's a shame, as I don't think MacAfee is that well known for this problem as I don't think it's that prevalent.  My dad only found one example online of someone else who had the same issue, back in June, so I think I was unlucky.

I have finished the Echo Flower Shawl and it is beyootiful.  I even wore it on Sunday but didn't take any photos.  I have started something new, even though I was planning to finish an old project first. I went to see my mum on Saturday, and took her Rock Island round to start.  I think I'm half way through the first edging - I have to work 71 repeats in total so better get back to it.